I, Superman, the Supreme Commander

With the boundless magical power of Tianzun, wouldn't it be easy to kill a few ministers?

Even replacing the emperor or changing the dynasty would be a piece of cake and there would be no need to engage in any conspiracy or intrigue.

In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are useless.

Tianzun now gave Zhu Wanli the status of the emperor, and promised to choose someone from Zhu's descendants to inherit the throne in the future. What else could Zhu Wanli be dissatisfied with?

"Alas, it's all my fault that I performed so poorly before, allowing the evildoers and treacherous officials to take advantage of the situation. The Heavenly Master is disappointed in me..."

"Otherwise, the Heavenly Lord would not be unwilling to accept me as his disciple. If I can follow the Heavenly Lord to cultivate the Tao, it would be a hundred times better than being the Emperor Emeritus."

Zhu Wanli sighed inwardly.

The Hall of Supreme Harmony is where the imperial court and cabinet hold meetings.

Zhang Hong placed a grand master's chair next to the dragon throne. The dragon throne was empty, but the jade seal symbolizing imperial power was placed on it.

Beside them, Zhuge Wulong, Ning Caichen, Zhuge Qingfeng, Nie Xiaoqian and his confidants and the eunuch sent by the emperor to hold the seal stood on the left and right.

Below, more than thirty cabinet ministers stood respectfully, with their heads lowered and their eyes submissive, even more respectful than when facing the emperor.

There was no way out. After Zhang Hong took them on a day trip to eliminate demons in heaven yesterday, the ministers had no choice but to be respectful.

"My dear ministers, I want to cut the Gordian knot, remove the poison by scraping the bone, and vigorously rectify the government. I hope you can help me."

Zhang Hong said seriously.

The cabinet ministers all returned the greeting solemnly, shouting: "We are willing to obey your orders!"

"Okay! Zhuge Wulong, read out my decree."

Zhuge Wulong stepped forward, spread out the scroll, and read the official document that Zhang Hong had prepared in advance.

"In compliance with the Will of Heaven, the Supreme God decrees that in order to rectify the conduct and discipline, revive the imperial court, and eliminate the evil spirits hiding in the world, starting today, the three provinces and six ministries will be reorganized into three councils, six academies, and ten departments..."

The three councils are the National Assembly, the French Parliament and the House of Representatives.

The six academies are the State Council, the Military Council, the Law Council, the Procuratorate, the Academy of Sciences, and the Astronomical Council.

The ten ministries are the Ministry of Police, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Propaganda, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Zhang Hong directly referred to the modern and contemporary state system and made a profound transformation of the state power institutions of the Ming Dynasty.

Some departments have not changed much and were transformed from existing departments, such as the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue, which already existed.

For example, the National Assembly is actually the Cabinet, but it has more clearly defined powers and limits its authority. It meets regularly once a month and can be convened temporarily in case of emergencies.

For example, the House of Representatives is actually a meeting of officials once a year. However, it is more like the modern CPPCC, where officials are responsible for proposing proposals, and whether they are adopted or not is ultimately subject to multiple levels of review and approval.

Some were replaced by new ones. For example, the State Council was reorganized to integrate the functions and staff of the Secretariat, the Ministry of State Affairs and the Ministry of Personnel, and was responsible for administrative affairs. The Procuratorate was reorganized from the East Factory and the West Factory, and was responsible for enforcing internal laws and regulations and supervising officials, but it confiscated the power of judgment and became a pure supervisory agency.

Some important powers are separated out. For example, military power is controlled by the Military Affairs Council, and officials in charge of government affairs have no right to interfere. For example, legislative power is controlled by the Legal Council, but the Legal Council is not responsible for trials and law enforcement. Trials are handled by the Legal Council, and law enforcement is mainly handled by the Ministry of Police.

The concept of decentralization and division of power should be fully implemented in various institutions, and each power department should form sufficient mutual supervision and restraint, and no one department should be allowed to dominate.

——Of course, there is one person who is above all power departments and can interfere in the affairs of each department.

That is Zhang Hong himself who made these rules.

There are also some new departments that did not exist before and have important responsibilities.

For example, the Academy of Sciences, which is on an equal footing with other departments and is solely governed by the National Assembly, is responsible for researching and promoting science and technology, and will be the core force for Zhang Hong to promote the productivity revolution in this ancient world.

For example, the Sitianyuan is in charge of gods, demons, monsters, and supernatural affairs. In some ways, it has more power than other departments. After all, supernatural powers and supernatural existence are the main theme of this world.

For example, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Health, these national affairs were not taken seriously by the ancients. Now that special departments have been established to manage them, it will greatly promote the progress of social civilization.

As soon as the imperial edict was issued, controversy arose in the court.

The voices of opposition mainly came from officials outside the cabinet who had not seen Zhang Hong's methods.

Especially some ambitious officials.

"Absurd! Ridiculous!"

"This is going to dig up the roots of our ancestors!"

"The evil Taoist is ruining the country! My Lords, we read the books of sages and are loyal to our king and country. We cannot just watch the evil Taoist surnamed Zhang bring chaos to the court!"

"Death remonstrance!"

"Go to the palace to see the emperor!"

"I don't believe there is no law in this world. Can that damned Heavenly Lord really cover the heaven with one hand?"

So on the second day after the imperial edict was announced, a large group of officials rushed into the palace, shouting and demanding to see the emperor.

As for Tianzun, who cares about him!

The eunuch in charge of palace affairs, accompanied by a group of imperial guards, stopped the officials.

The middle-aged eunuch had a blank expression on his face and said in a cold voice: "What do you want to do, my lords? The emperor is not paying attention to state affairs. Are you planning a rebellion by storming the palace?"

An official with a hot temper immediately rushed up and cursed at the middle-aged eunuch, pointing at his nose.

"Wang An! You are a castrated dog. You are just relying on the demonic way to get to the top. You won't be so arrogant for many days!"

"Get out of here if you know what's best for you!"

The new eunuch Wang An snorted coldly and looked at the official as if he were an idiot.

"I don't know how long Wang can live, but I will definitely live longer and more comfortably than Minister Wang. Lord Wang, you don't think that you can hide those dirty things from the eyes of the Heavenly Lord, do you?"

The official's face suddenly changed and a look of panic flashed across his face.

"What, what dirty things? Stop spitting bloody words, you eunuch!"

"Haha. Whether it is true or not, you will know once you enter the inspection hall."

"Where is the Jin Yiwei?"

"Catch these traitors who are plotting rebellion!"

At a command from the eunuch Wang Cheng, the chief eunuch, the Jinyiwei, who had been eyeing the situation covetously, rushed forward and arrested many officials in front of the palace gate.

"Hey, hey, hey? I didn't cause any trouble, why are you arresting me?"

Some officials who were just watching the fun nearby were also arrested. They were stunned and started to shout out their innocence.

The Jinyiwei didn't care about that.

They have a list of people to arrest, and they have already decided who to arrest and who not to arrest.

However, some officials who were originally very angry and were ready to go to the palace to persuade the emperor were not arrested.

These people were also confused: Why don’t they arrest us?

Officials soon realized that these people were arrested not for violating palace rules, but for other reasons.

The next day, the Ministry of Justice, the Procuratorate, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Police held a joint trial. Detectives from the Six Gates swarmed out and investigated all officials, big and small, in the capital, and arrested hundreds of them.

All of these arrested officials had committed major murders.

Or they may embezzle a large amount of money and take bribes, harming the public and enriching themselves. Or they may commit crimes by seeking money and killing people. Or they may collude with bandits, commit crimes and exploit the people.

Afterwards, the eunuchs from the procuratorate, along with the Jinyiwei, searched the homes of these officials and found a large amount of evidence, confirming their guilt.

An arrest during the reign of the emperor eventually turned into a major purge of the officialdom in the capital.

Fully half of the officials were convicted, dismissed and thrown into prison.

Half of these officials committed capital crimes and were beheaded.

Among the officials who were executed, half of them were guilty of extremely serious crimes, and their property was confiscated and their entire families were exiled to the frontier.

It was a major case that took a full month to complete.